The February 6-7 SAARC summit in Dhaka was postponed after India said it would not attend, citing security situation in Bangladesh and political developments in Nepal.

Bangladesh strongly reacted to the Indian decision, terming it unwarranted and unexpected. Before the abrupt Indian move, Nepalese monarch had said he would personally attend the conference.

Shaukat Aziz, current SAARC chairman, told APP here that Pakistan was in contact with the member states to agree on a new date for the postponed summit.

He said the postponement of SAARC conference would have a negative impact but emphasized contacts among member countries should not be affected and the SAARC Mission should move forward, the report of APP said.

Pakistan Foreign Minister Khurshid M. Kasuri yesterday said India's decision to keep away from the Dhaka SAARC summit citing security concerns was "not justifiable" as many countries witnessed acts of violence.

"Of course we are greatly disappointed," he said while referring to the postponement of the summit.

Asked about his comments on the reasons given by India for not attending the summit, he said, "Abstaining to attend the summit citing fears on law and order situation was not justifiable as many countries witnessed acts of violence."

He said in future people who were against progress being made at SAARC could keep it a hostage to the stepped up violence.

Incidents of violence have been taking place in India's North East, Baluchistan in Pakistan, Nepal and many other countries, Kasuri said.